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Mercury Computer lands $2.2M order

CHELMSFORD -- Mercury Computer Systems Inc. announced Wednesday that it has landed an order worth $2.2 million from an undisclosed source.

Mercury officials said in a press release that the order is related to an airborne radar application for fighter aircraft.

The company, which makes clustered computer systems for military and commercial applications, announced last week that it was lowering its forecast for its first and second quarters of fiscal 2013. It also confirmed that it had cut 142 jobs during its first fiscal quarter, which ended Sept. 30.

Shares of Mercury closed Wednesday at $8.53, up 7 cents, in Nasdaq trading. The news of the contract was released after the financial markets closed.

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